Carl Anton Gustafsson (born February 25, 1990) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey centre. He is the son of IIHF Hall of Famer Bengt-Åke Gustafsson.
| Anton Gustafsson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Gustafsson with the SCL Tigers in 2017 | |||
| Born |
February 25, 1990 Karlskoga, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Frölunda HC Hershey Bears SCL Tigers HC Fribourg-Gottéron Färjestad BK EHC Biel | ||
| NHL draft |
21st overall, 2008 Washington Capitals | ||
| Playing career | 2008–2022 | ||
Playing career
editBorn in Sweden, Gustafsson spent parts of his childhood in Feldkirch, Austria, and Langnau, Switzerland, where his father was playing and then coaching.[1] He then moved back to Sweden where he developed into a top prospect, making his debut in the country's top-flight SHL with Frölunda HC during the 2007-08 season.
Gustafsson was selected in the first round, 21st overall, by the Washington Capitals in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. Gustafsson was ranked fifth among European skaters by the NHL's Central Scouting Service. After being drafted by the Capitals in 2008, Gustafsson played the 2008–09 season with Bofors IK of the HockeyAllsvenskan. He then signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Capitals on May 15, 2009.[2] The Capitals assigned him to their American Hockey League affiliate, the Hershey Bears, during the 2009–10 preseason, and on October 15, 2009, they loaned him to Borås HC for the remainder of the season in order to get him more playing time than was feasible in Hershey.[3]
Gustafsson returned to North America for the 2010 season, but did not make the Capitals team or the Bears team. After spending training camp in Washington and Hershey, he was assigned to the South Carolina Stingrays, the ECHL affiliate of the Washington Capitals on October 9, 2010.[4]
On October 18, 2010, after playing one game with the Stingrays, Gustafsson informed the Capitals that he no longer wished to continue his career in North America and returned to Europe. The Capitals immediately suspended his contract.[5][6] He played for Swiss NLA outfit SCL Tigers in the 2010–11 and 2011-12 season, followed by one year at Asplöven HC in his native Sweden. Gustafsson then returned to the SCL Tigers for a second stint, playing under his father and helping the club win the 2015 NLB championship and move back to the NLA. Midway through the 2015-16 campaign, which he again spent with the SCL Tigers, Gustafsson inked a two-year deal with fellow NLA side HC Fribourg-Gottéron, starting with the 2016-17 season.[7] He parted company with Fribourg-Gottéron in December 2016 for personal reasons[8] and signed with Färjestad BK of the Swedish Hockey League shortly after leaving Switzerland.[9]
At the conclusion of the 2016–17 season, Gustafsson moved back to Switzerland for a second stint with NLA side SCL Tigers, signing a two-year deal in April 2017.[10]
Following his fifteenth professional season, Gustafsson announced his retirement from hockey on 26 August 2022.[11]
Personal
editGustafsson is the son of former National Hockey League player and former Swedish national team head coach Bengt-Åke Gustafsson.[12]
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | Karlskoga HC | SWE.4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2006–07 | Frölunda HC | J18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Frölunda HC | J18 Allsv | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | Frölunda HC | J20 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | Frölunda HC | J18 Allsv | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Frölunda HC | J20 | 33 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Frölunda HC | J20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Bofors IK | Allsv | 25 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Borås HC | Allsv | 34 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | SCL Tigers | NLA | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | SCL Tigers | NLA | 26 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Asplöven HC | Allsv | 41 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | SCL Tigers | NLB | 18 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | SCL Tigers | NLB | 13 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | SCL Tigers | NLA | 43 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | HC Fribourg–Gottéron | NLA | 24 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Färjestad BK | SHL | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | SCL Tigers | NL | 46 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | SCL Tigers | NL | 43 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | EHC Biel | NL | 36 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | EHC Biel | NL | 40 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | IF Sundsvall | Div.1 | 30 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| NL totals | 269 | 34 | 42 | 76 | 117 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Wie aus einem "Gus"". Berner Zeitung. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
- ^ three-year entry-level contract Archived May 20, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Aucoin Recalled, Erskine on IR, Gustafsson on Loan, 2009-10-15
- ^ October 9, 2010 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) stingrayshockey.com. Retrieved October 12, 2010 - ^ "Dump 'n Chase". dumpnchase.com. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
- ^ October 18, 2010 http://dc.sbnation.com/2010/10/18/1759176/capitals-2008-first-round-pick-anton-gustafsson-is-going-home Retrieved October 18, 2010
- ^ "Anton Gustafsson wechselt zu Gottéron". Berner Zeitung. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
- ^ "Gustafsson quitte FR Gottéron". lematin.ch/. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
- ^ "Anton Gustafsson till Färjestad BK - Färjestad BK". www.farjestadbk.se. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
- ^ Tigers, SCL (2017-04-05). "Anton Gustafsson wieder ein Tiger | SCL Tigers". SCL Tigers (in German). Retrieved 2017-04-05.
- ^ IF Sundsvall Hockey (26 August 2022). "Anton Gustafsson announced retirement" (in Swedish). Instagram. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ Tobias Sandblom; Åke Zetterström (4 May 2007). "Anton Gustafsson är ett av hockeyns framtidsnamn". Expressen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database